Inside the Beltway Current Issue

Even after 32 years in the “alphabet soup” of DC politics, Washington still captivates Amy K. Dacey, SPA/MA ’95 

Perspectives Current Issue

Provost Vicky Wilkins translates her own first-gen journey into a road map for AU’s newest trailblazers

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TJ Callan reclaimed his sport through the authentic joy of the DC Gay Flag Football League

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After 16 years of wrestling by “feel,” captain Max Leete adds a new lens to his pursuit of the podium

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Zero seniors, infinite potential: Eagles shatter records to reclaim Patriot League dominance

Perspectives Current Issue

What job would you do for free?

Perspectives Current Issue

Carolyn Supinka, CAS/MA ’16, peels back the layers of Portlandia

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SPA’s Kevin Boyle raised thousands for AU’s track and cross-country program

Insights and Impact Current Issue

Len Forkas, Kogod/MBA ’89, goes to great lengths—and heights—to support kids battling cancer

Insights and Impact Current Issue

After championing Black literature through his book club, Sidney Keys III, CAS-SOE/BA ’28, wants to bring representation to the head of the classroom

Inside the Beltway Current Issue

Rachel Koretsky, Kogod/BA ’14 is fueling the District’s startup boom through the power of communal support

Insights and Impact Current Issue

Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action and former Sine fellow, aims to empower women of all ages

4400 Mass Ave Current Issue

Bernadette Storey-Laubach keeps the Hall of Science’s high-tech machinery—and its R1 research—running at peak performance

Insights and Impact Current Issue

In her new book, Professor Cynthia Miller-Idriss reveals misogyny as the foundational gateway to modern violent extremism

Rubbing Elbows Current Issue

From Air Force musician to SIS student, Joshua Gates is leveraging his global experience for a second act in the Foreign Service

Inside the Beltway Current Issue

Marisa Klein, CAS/MA ’13, shaes her five favorite places to put pen to paper

Insights and Impact Current Issue

Following the retirement of the 232-year-old penny, economics professor Gabriel Mathy explains why the nickel might be next

Insights and Impact Current Issue

Once a struggling first-gen student, former Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona shares his journey of resilience

Perspectives Current Issue

Critic Roxana Hadadi weighs the elegance of a perfect ending against the "dangling threads" of premature cancellations

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Read nine of the admissions essays that opened the door to AU

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From a 40-year-old plant to pieces of the Berlin Wall, SIS professor Stephen Silvia’s office is a curated collection of mementos 

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Professor emerita Roberta Rubenstein’s gift of a Companion Garden serves as a fragrant tribute to her life’s greatest collaborator

Insights and Impact Current Issue

SIS’s Michael Schroeder on whether the United Nations has lived up to expectations—and where it’s headed

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Quips and quotes from politicians, sports pros, global leaders, and creative voices

Insights and Impact Current Issue

Professor Pamella Nadell explores 400 years of prejudice and the Jewish community’s persistent sense of insecurity

Insights and Impact Current Issue

Patricia Coral, CAS/MFA ’22, explores the “frenzied” reality of the Puerto Rican diaspora and the resilience found in the wake of Hurricane Maria

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Revisit the posters that brought 20 years of music, dance, and drama to life at the Katzen Arts Center

Insights and Impact Current Issue

Computer science professor Leah Ding is leading an $870,000 NSF-backed initiative to revolutionize wildfire forecasting

4400 Mass Ave Current Issue

Amidst a record-breaking government shutdown, SPA opened its doors to hundreds of public servants for a day of learning and relief

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Discover how a new partnership with TDR s turning surplus turkey and pasta into a vital lifeline for DC neighbors

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Personal chef Jordan Miller, SIS/BA ’16, shares 10 cold-weather comfort foods

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Fighting death in the Rust Belt, SPA criminologist John Boman finds life in the dirt

Rubbing Elbows Current Issue

Gallaudet provost Khadijat Rashid, SIS/PhD ’04, is dedicated to ensuring the deaf community owns its story

Insights and Impact Current Issue

Best-selling author and podcaster Amanda Montell on how the language of fanaticism influences our everyday lives

Inside the Beltway Current Issue

At Metrobar, local spirits and community connection are always on time

Inside the Beltway Current Issue

Samantha Hamilton, CAS-SPA/BA ’22, is transforming drab city asphalt into vibrant, life-saving public art

Inside the Beltway Current Issue

The first survey of female visual artists working across the DC area recently brought 60 local "firebrands" to the AU Museum

Insights and Impact Current Issue

Do women still have to be naked to get into the Met?

Insights and Impact Current Issue

Twenty years, one definitive portrait—Nicholas Boggs, CAS/MFA ’09, on writing Baldwin: A Love Story

Inside the Beltway Current Issue

Joseph DeNavas, CAS/BS ’26, is transforming the National Cathedral’s massive Lego replica into a digital twin, bridging plastic architecture with immersive virtual play

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Public historian in residence Stephanie Jacobe turns local cemeteries into immersive laboratories

Insights and Impact Current Issue

AI can summarize a story—but can never replicate the “pains and joys” of truly feeling one, argues professor emerita Naomi Baron

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Campus art project builds community—stitch by stitch, block by block

Nostalgia Current Issue

Joe Lapan, WCL/JD ’04, cofounder of the intimate live music venue and bar in DC’s Union Market, shares his AU soundtrack

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Sportswriter Christine Brennan on the Caitlin Clark effect and the rise of the WNBA

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Head delegate shares the “unconventional” diplomacy behind AU Model’s four-year reign as the nation’s No. 1 team

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Psychology professor wants to make it easier for undergrads pursue their academic passions

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AU’s new five-year strategic plan centers on three defining themes: being ready, together, and curious

Insights and Impact Current Issue

Eighty-three percent of voters want more women in office—yet WPI’s latest poll reveals the double standards still blocking the path to the White House

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AU is ensuring the Hall of Science isn’t a dead end for DC’s migratory birds

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News and notes on impact-driven scholarship and learning 

Insights and Impact Current Issue

Take this real middle-school exam to see if you still remember the three branches of government—or if you’re due for summer school

Giving Current Issue

Meet the new vice president of University Advancement and check out the highlights of the 2025 alumni survey 

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A new $1.75 million grant expands the Political Theory Institute’s work helping high schoolers navigate democracy’s mechanics and imperfections

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Up to No. 88 overall and cracking the top 5 for study abroad, AU is bringing curriculum to life from DC to the world

Rubbing Elbows Current Issue

For 50 years The Standard Banner recorded her life—now Lesli Bales-Sherrod, SOC/MA ’04, owns it

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Inspired by her grandmother’s lessons in giving, Stella Koch, SOC/BA ’27, proves that the best way to use an education is to help others

Inside the Beltway Current Issue

CAS professor Stacey Snelling is rewriting the recipe for a healthy DC—one tomato, one truck, and one farm at a time

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Classic texts, modern questions: How SPA’s Lincoln Scholars program reimagines the human condition 

Insights and Impact Current Issue

CAS professor Amelia Tseng explores how slang—from “out of sight” to “6-7”—builds solidarity